https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPUcyhbHNiU Link to Selfie
As technology evolves, so does storytelling. Ways to convey stories of various emotions become more powerful with the advancement in technology. Storytelling becomes more powerful with the inclusion of multiple sensory factors. What I mean is that traditional storytelling use either listening, looking or reading. Doesn't usually include combine them all very well. With digital media, we can combine and push our senses to feel and understand things like never before. Imagine trying to get someone to experience the loss of a sense (like sound or sight). You could convey a story and in the middle, take away an element of the senses. In the middle of the story, cut off the sound or take out the visuals and don't give it back to create awareness about people with disabilities. You can combine images to create powerful messages to incite change.
Digital media for me is a more powerful way for the individual to go about change. Writing a letter that may never be read by anyone about societal injustice? How about posting a well edited video showing the injustice? In our course, I've watched a few of my classmates videos and one that stuck with me dealt with one of my classmates and the effect that a natural disaster had. It gave me emotions that I would have never felt by hearing about it or reading about it.
As for my recent troubles, I was able to create a short selfie that didn't dwell on it but I was inspired to use somber tone and black and white. Hopefully it can convey a small amount of the emotion that trouble me at the time.
